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Toyota's Gain a Plus for U.S. Automaking: Doron Levin (Update1) By Doron Levin April 26 (Bloomberg) -- The report that Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest automaker, surpassed No. 1 General Motors Corp. in worldwide sales during the first quarter shouldn't be viewed as evidence of U.S. industrial decline. U.S. automaking arguably has never been stronger. That's not to say General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Corp. aren't struggling and won't soon, if ever, dominate the industry as they once did. For long-term owners of the common stocks and bonds of the U.S.-based automakers, not to mention for their workers and for the communities in…

* GM Europe Q1 volume of 572,137 is the highest ever Q1 volume * Chevrolet Europe Q1 sales up 30 percent to a record market share of 2.2 percent * GM Russia sales up 78 percent * Cadillac’s European sales up 13 percent in the first three months * HUMMER sales in Europe increase by 59 percent compared to Q1 2007 Zurich. In the first quarter of 2008, General Motors (GM) Europe sales reached an all-time record of 572,137 vehicles*, an increase of 18,111 units compared to Q1 2007. The company market share was 9.6 percent. “The Chevrolet brand’s strong growth – especially in Eastern and Central Europe – continued in the first quarter of 2008. As the new Aveo, Chevr…

U.S financial services firm GMAC is preparing to spearhead a bid for British mortgage lender Northern Rock,according to Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.GMAC is to play a role in a bid being put together by private Equity firm Cerberus one of the four groups(Cerberus,Blackstone,Citigroup,Merrill Lynch,) now doing diligence on Northern Rock,the newspaper said without citing its sources.http://www.cnbc.com/id/21514345/for/cnbc/The Original article from the Sunday Times here

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I found this cool Corvette engine assembly animation on you tube and thought it was pretty cool to share. Even though I have a red C5 convertible it is still neat to see how the new engines are put together. There is also a higher res screensaver download website, but if you may want to preview it first because the download file is huge. http://www.smallblockscreensaver.com

There is some good news appearing from General Motors' ignition switch mess. The Detroit News reports that GM dealers have repaired 1.36 million ignition switches globally out of 2.36 million it believes are still in use, or about 57.8 percent of vehicles around the world. It should be noted that the 2.36 million amount is down from the 2.59 million GM recalled back in February and March. "The difference between the 2.59 million produced and recalled, and the populations being sought is made up for by scrapped vehicles or vehicles no longer traceable by registration," said GM spokesman Alan Adler in a email. In the U.S., GM dealers have repaired 1.14 million vehicles ou…

William Maley Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com January 24, 2012 The UAW has scheduled a strike authorization vote for Thursday after workers at GM’s Fairfax, Kansas assembly plant voted last Friday to reject a proposed contract at the plant. On Friday, 66% of production workers and 58% of skilled-trades workers voted against a contract. "The UAW is working through issues with the company and is optimistic that we will be able to reach an agreement,” said UAW spokeswoman Michele Martin. George Ruiz, president of UAW Local 31 said the strike authorization vote is part of the negotation proces. The vote helps gives the UAW more leverage during negoations. Ruiz sai…

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Harris returns to head GM public relations DETROIT -- Beset by bad press and a skeptical Wall Street community, General Motors is bringing back its former public relations chief, Steve Harris. According to a company insider, Harris will resume his former job as vice president of global communications on Wednesday, Feb. 1. He replaces Tom Kowaleski, 54, who took that job after Harris retired in 2004. Kowaleski is leaving GM to pursue other interests. According to a company insider, senior GM executives have concluded that Kowaleski -- who is known for his product expertise -- is not well-suited to be GM's spokesman during its financial crisis. Harris, 59, was widel…

By Bernard Simon in Toronto Published: August 17 2008 19:18 | Last updated: August 17 2008 19:18 General Motors is planning to rebadge its Chevrolet Volt electric car as an Opel and bring it to Europe as part of the US carmaker’s plans to expand the model range of its highly anticipated new vehicle. GM is sufficiently encouraged by the development of the Volt that it has begun work on several other similar vehicles. EDITOR’S CHOICE GM shares fall on Moody’s rating cut - Aug-13Hybrid race heats up for carmakers - Aug-13Upbeat GM chief says group past worst - Aug-11US economy slams brakes on carmakers - Aug-01Video: Liam Denning on General Motors - Aug-01A not so…

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The GM Shreveport plant that makes the Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon has been halted due to defective Chinese microchips. The plant gets its brake modules from a North Carolina supplier, and they get chips from China. The whole problem should be fixed in a week (April 26.) link: http://www.motobullet.com/news.php?id=10208 (motobullet) .

The GM plant in Lordstown, OH halted production Friday, June 23 due to a shortage of airbags from TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. Production was expected to resume the evening of Sunday, June 25. To read more details, click here.

A Smaller GM Might Be a Beautifuller GM Date posted: 07-10-2006 I suppose that General Motors' current obsession with E85 ethanol promotion makes it the world's largest all-natural organic car company. After all, corn is organic and ethanol is distilled from starch crops, including corn — all-natural. And yes, being based on the California coast absolutely makes me a nuts and granola kinda guy, so I'm bullish on grain-alcohol fuels. The downside is that in the whole state, there are only four places that offer E85 (85-percent ethanol, 15-percent gasoline) fuel. Of these, only one sells to the public, so if you don't live near the Regional Transportation Center in San D…

William Maley Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com April 22, 2012 After a $1 billion dollar investment into Holden by the Australian government and General Motors, Holden is starting a new project to develop new vehicles for China. Holden announced a new design and engineering partnership with Shanghai General Motors and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC – an engineering and design joint venture between GM and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp) to help develop two new vehicles for the Chinese market. Work on the two vehicles will take place at Holden’s technical center in Port Melbourne. The vehicles will be based on existing GM global platforms. No mor…

Will the Ultra V8 have HCCI? I was browsing today & came across the news from the Geneva auto show about GM's new 2.9l V6 diesel. It rang a bell for me, so I rummaged through some old bookmarks and came across this post. I originally dismissed the post as being nonsense or unbelievable, but now with the 2.9l being officially announced, it makes me wonder about the 4.5l V8 being mentioned -- is it the Ultra V8 rumored to replace the Northstar? HCCI huh? Sounds cool!

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Inside Line Motown Surprise: GM Relishes in Strong SUV Sales Date posted: 03-17-2006 DETROIT — General Motors is accelerating the launch of the redesigned 2007 Cadillac Escalade and GMC Yukon, following the public's enthusiastic reception of the new 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe. GM also wants to move up the production startup of the long-wheelbase Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon XL and Cadillac Escalade ESV, according to Reuters, and has asked suppliers to ship components ahead of schedule. GM has said the introduction of its redesigned full-size SUVs is the company's most significant product launch in 2006. Dealer deliveries of the '07 Tahoe began in January, and sales in the…

GM Cuts The Price On China's Top Selling Van William Maley - Editor/Reporter - CheersandGears.com August 29, 2011 General Motors is cutting prices of their low-cost minivans by as much as 15% to help offset slow sales in China. The company has cut prices on a minibus it builds with Wuling called the Wuling Sunshine after seeing sales drop 3% during the past seven months in an otherwise growing market. The slide isn't GM's or Wuling's fault; the cause of the slide is due to a government incentive plan that encouraged sales of commercial vehicles expiring. Due to the plan expiring, commercial sales have seen a 7% drop. “The next 12 months look tough. Incent…

Reuters / August 30, 2005 DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors, which will soon roll out a new lineup of full-sized pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, acknowledged on Tuesday that it was worried about high U.S. gasoline prices. Paul Ballew, GM's director of global market and industry analysis, said the impact on sales of fuel-thirsty pickups and SUVs was something the world's largest automaker was "wrestling with each and every day." Speaking to a meeting of investors and Wall Street analysts he also said GM -- which is struggling to return its North American auto business to profitability -- had wrongly been portrayed as saying that high gaso…

Excellent article on the CTS. Nice fluff piece by Angus MacKenzie. Nice focus on the details of the CTS. I'm convinced this is going to be a winner product for Cadillac. Let's hope for some momentum. Go GM!

Was on auto row today and noticed that the Pontiac sign on my local dealer's building here north of LA has been covered up. The GM pylon sign out front still has "Pontiac" but will likely be replaced by "Cadillac" as the dealer has replaced his Cadillac-only store with Volkswagen(!) and has moved Cadillac in with Buick/GMC. Interestingly, the HUMMER sign at the same Buick/GMC dealership has not been covered up/removed yet despite the lack of new inventory. The Saturn dealer down the street still has his sign up but no new inventory. What's going on in your town?

By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer Tom Krisher, Ap Auto Writer – 2 hrs 44 mins ago Article Link DETROIT – General Motors Corp. said Friday that it plans to reopen a shuttered U.S. factory to build subcompact cars that will be the smallest vehicles GM has ever produced here. The company said in a written statement that the retooled factory will be able to build 160,000 cars per year. The automaker did not say which factory would be selected or which models it will build. GM, which is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, also plans to announce then that it will close 14 more factories, including four assembly plants. A person briefed on GM's…

This article is very good and gives a good indication on what GM is doing to fight tooth and nail against Toyota. The survey flat out says Toyota is not quite there yet in peoples minds even though the media says so. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17437402/site/newsweek/

Worhorse is a domestic supplier of motorhome, bus, and step van chassis. While not specifically a partner, they the exclusive provider of GM powertrains in this segment. At one time Ford owned this market. Worhorse started in the last 1990's and make a great product, I think. They have announced a new chassis called the UFO. Presently inexpensive class A motor homes are gas powered with the engine in the front under an obtrusive "doghouse". The higher end motorhomes offer a diesel pusher layout. The rear engine layout makes for a quieter and more roomy coach. Worhorse has announced a Vortec 8.1 L. powered rear engined chassis called the UFO. I think this may mean…

According to MSNBC, the GM plant in Lordstown, OH will remain closed a little longer than the holiday break. To read their report, click here.

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Reuters / September 12, 2005 SEOUL -- GM Daewoo Automotive & Technology Co., South Korea's third-largest automaker, will acquire the main plant of the former Daewoo Motor firm on Sept. 30 in a move to boost its capacity, GM Daewoo said on Monday. The Pupyung plant, located in Inchon, west of Seoul, had been left out of the 2002 deal in which General Motors and partners took a majority stake in some of the assets of bankrupt Daewoo Motor. GM Daewoo had previously agreed to buy the plant, which is now operating separately as Daewoo Incheon Motor Co. Ltd., this year when a number of conditions -- including reducing labor strife -- were met. "Our sharehold…

From TCC The chances of Delphi Corp. winding up in bankruptcy court are rising as the United Auto Workers balks at the concessions demanded by Delphi's management. Claudia Baucus, Delphi spokeswoman, said the company would not comment on the discussions with GM or the UAW. Richard Shoemaker, head of the UAW GM Department, also has declined to discuss the ongoing discussions with GM and Delphi publicly. However, according to accounts from local union leaders who attended the GM Council meeting in Chicago recently, Shoemaker noted Delphi's management has presented the union with a long list of demands, including sweeping cuts in wages and benefits. Delphi a…

Ahead of releasing this month's sales numbers, General Motors has announced that it will start reporting sales quarterly instead of monthly. “Thirty days is not enough time to separate real sales trends from short-term fluctuations in a very dynamic, highly competitive market. Reporting sales quarterly better aligns with our business, and the quality of information will make it easier to see how the business is performing,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president, Sales Operations in a statement this morning. GM cites many reasons for the change to quarterly reporting - weather, product launches, number of selling days, incentives, and seasonal factors. “It’s no…

U.S. Auto Firms Need One Goal: Build the Best! By JAMES B. STEWART September 26, 2007 In another life, I'd love to run a U.S. auto maker. With General Motors on strike, billions in losses, and U.S. auto makers' market share in a seemingly irreversible decline, I can understand why you'd think this is crazy. Maybe I'm an incurable optimist when it comes to American cars, rooted in a love affair that began when my father brought home a 1957 DeSoto with power windows. But Detroit's glorious past isn't the main reason. I'm convinced that all the industry needs is some bold ideas and leadership. I'd like to think that Alan Mulally at Ford is the man for the job s…

Reports are coming in that the General is considering selling its medium truck operations to Isuzu. This news is totally unconfirmed by both parties, though Isuzu says it would be more than willing to listen if GM felt the desire to talk. All of this comes shortly after Navistar chose not to follow through on its non-binding agreement to purchase the commercial truck unit from General Motors after seeing what's been happening with the U.S. economy and gas prices. After that deal went sour, GM said that it would continue looking for options, so this particular piece of the rumormill pie is anything but surprising. We contacted GM to see if the automaker had anything to s…

Voting on the new contract for UAW workers at General Motors started this weekend and the early results are mixed. The Detroit News reports that two plants, Lansing Grand River Assembly and Fairfax Assembly in Kansas City, voted over the weekend. Workers at Lansing approved the contract with 57 percent saying the contract should be ratified. Meanwhile at Fairfax, production and skilled worked voted no by 63 and 66 percent respectively. While these results don't indicate the fate of the tentative contract, it does put some worry as to how the other plants will vote. We'll be keeping an eye on the voting as it progresses. Source: The Detroit News View f…

The bankruptcy of General Motors A giant falls Jun 4th 2009 From The Economist print edition The collapse of General Motors into bankruptcy is only the latest chapter in a long story of mismanagement and decline SINCE the start of the year it had seemed probable, and for several weeks inevitable. General Motors’ application on June 1st for Chapter 11 protection from its creditors, triggering the biggest industrial bankruptcy in history, was nonetheless a momentous event. The filings lodged at 8am with a court in Manhattan were testimony to the size and complexity of the 101-year-old company and to the scale of the problems that had finally overwhelmed it. Until 2008,…

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GM sees gains in pickup truck segment Reuters Wednesday September 13, 2:08 pm ET By Jui Chakravorty Link to Original Article @ Yahoo!News DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp.'s (NYSE:GM - News) new warranty program will give the automaker an edge in the highly competitive market for full-size pickup trucks, a segment where GM will likely gain market share in the near term, a top company executive told Reuters on Wednesday. Brent Dewar, vice president of sales, service and parts, also said that the world's largest automaker is on target to sell 3 million vehicles in U.S. showrooms this year, almost unchanged from 2005. "We're on track ... It's going to be almo…

Delphi to Accelerate Talks With GM Monday November 28, 9:39 am ET Delphi to Accelerate Talks With GM Regarding Its Restructuring DETROIT (AP) -- Delphi Corp. said Monday it would accelerate talks with General Motors Corp. regarding its restructuring as the nation's leading auto-parts supplier works to emerge from bankruptcy and reach an agreement with its unions on wage cuts. Delphi also said it would push back a Dec. 16 court date to ask a bankruptcy judge to eliminate union contracts if it had not reached a deal with labor unions. The meeting would not take place until at least Jan. 20, 2006, the company said. "These constructive actions demonstrate …

No new Buick, no Lutz. Saving it for NAIAS http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/ar...8&Symbol=GM

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories --- The comments are pretty bad, so maybe some of our members can give GM a helping hand in setting the record straight.

FOR RELEASE: 2005-11-22 North American Production for Week of November 14, 2005 Total U.S. Passenger Car 23,114 Total U.S. Truck 36,665 Total Canada Passenger Car 15,692 Total Canada Truck 7,116 Total N.A. Car and Truck 95,084

I think CPF is wearing that purple tie just for me. http://www.gmeurope.tv/webcast/index.php?a...channel=webcast

DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit's traditional Big Three automakers on Wednesday reported surprising increases in January U.S. vehicle sales, breaking losing streaks that began in the fall of last year as their aggressive discounting lost steam. Both General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. cautioned that their outsized monthly gains came from a one-off surge in fleet sales, while their retail sales declined in the traditionally slow month. Sales to rental-car companies and other large-scale purchasers such as government agencies are generally less profitable than sales to individual buyers. Even so, the stronger sales tallies were welcome relief for both GM and Ford, whi…

For those of you who are GM Employees or eligible family members of employees, here are the current incentives for people living in the North East. https://www.gmfamilyfirst.com/ip-gmemployee.../html/rine.html

My floor jack won’t get high enough to lift my wife’s Tahoe. I was going to use a block of wood but then I found these jack extenders in a google search. Looks like a great idea. Anybody tried these? http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/champ-floor-jack-height-extenders-p-11539.aspx

1-800-Clunkers? Florist keeps getting car calls Story Link By MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press Writer Michael Tarm, Associated Press Writer – Tue Aug 18, 6:27 pm ET CHICAGO, Ill. – The government is giving cash for clunkers. It isn't sending flowers. Still, a small-town florist in central Illinois has been fielding hundreds of calls a day from people inquiring about the rebate program after General Motors began advertising a national toll-free cash-for-clunkers number that's nearly identical to the shop's toll-free number. The Flower Corner in Clinton is being inundated with more than 150 calls a day, overwhelming its staff of six and threatening to damage busin…

GM slashes Jobs and closes plants by end of 2006 We'll I for one was calling for Wagoner to step down, This just might be what saves his ass! Unlike the multiple years, 21 plants closed and 74K layed off starting in 1991. This one year big change could really improve things fast for GM. Be interesting as to how they handle the UAW. The UAW plans to fight this it sounds like. Sound off, do you think this is a good move or bad move for GM? Do you think they need to go deeper? Sounds like the SSR will be dead with the closing of the Michigan Craft Center. What are your thoughts? :CG_all:

I know something like this was posted but I can't find it can someone get me the percent of GM cars that is American, Toyota and Honda etc.

Linkity Auto Dealers, Late to the Game, Rally for Big Three Rescue Some Reticence Lingers, as Federal Help Could Speed the Closure of Sales Networks -- but a 'Way of Life' Is Threatened NEW CARROLLTON, Md. -- At a Chrysler dealership here Wednesday, dealers rallying in support of a government bailout for Detroit's Big Three grew emotional over the threat to "our way of life," as one put it. But even as they backed Detroit's plea, they acknowledged being late to the lobbying effort. "We probably should have done this across the country," Tammy Darvish, who owns the DarCars dealership that hosted the gathering, told a crowd that included a local seafood business,…

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Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/30454401 Is This The Final "Fix" For GM? No Way GM CEO Fritz Henderson is a straight shooter. It's one of the things about him that I like. That said, how many of us believe the man when he says GM's latest restructuring plan is the final "fix" for the auto maker? Count me among those who are skeptical. Since December, GM has given us three major restructuring with plans to cut thousands of jobs, close 16 plants, and get rid of half the auto makers brands. Each plan also has come with the CEO saying, "We think we've made the changes necessary for us to get back on track." Every time I heard this it sounded like the movie "Ground Hog Da…

Ever heard the saying, "It takes a village to raise a child?" Something similar could be said about the automotive industry, except the village is an assorted and wide-ranging group of auto suppliers and the child is your next new car. Currently, the major automakers only deal directly with Tier 1 suppliers, the big companies that assemble major automotive components into large modules. These modules are created using parts from Tier 2, Tier 3 or even smaller suppliers, and these companies are generally paid by their larger Tier 1 siblings. General Motors has just announced a new provision that would have the automaker making payments to smaller Tier 2 suppliers. The wo…

I got some bonus coupons in the mail this week, so I thought that I would take some time and investigate what the General had to offer as a suitable replacement for my '00 Astro LT AWD vehicle, since they have stopped making Astro's. Mind you, there is nothing wrong with mine now except 92,000 miles, but it is lacking in some state-of-the-art features that we would like to have. I spent time in depth at 3 dealerships. Looked at the HHR, Uplander, Equinox, Trailblazer, an Envoy XUV, and a PT Cruiser. My first, general overall impression ---- the General has forgotten that vehicles are primarily supposed to be people-movers and cargo-haulers, not rolling juke-box …

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NEW YORK - A person with knowledge of General Motors’ plans said Friday that the company is likely to announce more production cuts and possible plant closures as early as next week. The person did not want to be identified because plans are not finalized. GM has said previously it would make cuts in engine, transmission and metal stamping operations to correspond with four pickup truck and sport utility vehicle plant closures announced in June. Shares of GM hit their lowest price since 1949 in the opening minutes of trading on wall Street Friday as financial turmoil and a weakening global auto market heightened worries that the automaker may be unable to pull out of …

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General Motors Corp., Delphi Corp. and the UAW are close to an agreement on a massive job-cutting plan to offer retirement packages to thousands of blue-collar workers, people familiar with the talks said Friday. The pact would help the struggling automaker avoid a crippling strike at the auto parts supplier. GM and the UAW are expected to announce details of the package within days. The deal would accelerate GM's efforts to cut 30,000 jobs across North America by the end of 2008, including 25,000 in the United States. It also would move the automaker and the union closer to a bailout package for Delphi that would avert a strike there, the sources said. GM also indica…

Reuters / April 13, 2006 - 3:00 pm / UPDATED: 4/13/06 4:30 P.M. DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors said on Thursday it expects to see net cost savings of about $13 billion over six years from its health-care deal with the United Auto Workers union. GM, in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, said it will begin accounting for its contributions to the Defined Contribution Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association, or DC VEBA, during the first quarter of 2006 and will take a $1 billion charge before taxes in the quarter. GM said it will begin to realize a reduction in health-care expense in the third quarter. Under the agreement struck between GM and the…

more talk about GM "alliance" http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8KBV1200.htm http://biz.yahoo.com/ft/060925/fto09252006...28541.html?.v=1

Wow! 47,600 buyouts Deal speeds up GM turnaround by 2 years; Delphi exodus paves way for restructuring. Bill Vlasic / The Detroit News DETROIT -- More than 47,000 union workers at General Motors Corp. and bankrupt Delphi Corp. have taken buyouts or early retirements in what amounts to the biggest corporate downsizing in U.S. automotive history. GM said Monday that 35,000 hourly employees have agreed to leave the struggling automaker for packages ranging from $35,000 to $140,000 -- which will allow the company to reach its target reduction of 30,000 hourly jobs by Jan. 1, two years early. The final tally of buyouts and early retirements far exceeds early estimates and…

GM: NOT SO FAST, TOYOTA: A global sales surge keeps us ahead, Wagoner reports January 7, 2006 BY TOM WALSH FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER They may want to hold off on the party hats at Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner said Friday that GM sold nearly 9.2 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2005, the most since 1978, casting doubt on forecasts that Toyota Motor Corp. might surpass GM as the world's automotive sales leader this year. For the first time in its history, GM sold more cars outside the United States than inside. Not only did GM emerge as the market leader in fast-growing China, it also posted all-time sales highs in Latin America a…

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Link to Article GM researches high-tech windshields to aid vision By MARGARET HARDING, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 1 minute ago WARREN, Mich. - When Coke bottle glasses just won't cut it for safe driving, a futuristic windshield might do the trick. General Motors Corp. researchers are working on a windshield that combines lasers, infrared sensors and a camera to take what's happening on the road and enhance it, so aging drivers with vision problems are able to see a little more clearly. Though it's only in the research stage now, the technology soon will be more useful than ever. The 65 and older population in the U.S. will nearly double in about 20 years, …

I'm in Northern California, and I've never heard GM advertise on radio, probably the most targetted of traditional media outside of niche magazines. I usually listen to NPR and contempoprary pop/alternative stations, and have never heard any car commercials other than Toyota and Lesux (those two, on the other hand, seem to blanket the airwaves with new and certified used commercials), and VW sometime back. This morning, I heard a Chevy ad on NPR promoting their alternative fuel research. I think NPR listeners may be skeptical until something like the Volt goes in to production, but I was glad to hear GM taking the initiative to reach out. Seems like GM is making progres…

http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr121708.html This round of tests, there are no new Top Safety Picks ("good" front, side, and head restraint performance, plus ESC availability). All cars had good frontal crash performance, while side crash performance varied, usually depending on the vehicle's age. Side performance... Suzuki SX4 - Good Toyota Matrix/Pontiac Vibe - Good MINI Cooper - Acceptable Chevrolet HHR - Acceptable Ford Focus - Acceptable Saturn ASTRA - Marginal Hyundai Elantra - Marginal Chrysler PT Cruiser - Poor Most of the cars had "acceptable" structures but were let down by high torso injury measurements - front passenger torsos for the HHR (ma…

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Follow the link, the responses and postures are interesting to say the least. http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/autocrisis.html Personally I don't feel poltics belong as part of the forum but knowing what's going on does.

GM sales drop 15%, but up from previous quarter Robert Snell / The Detroit News General Motors Co. reported this morning it sold 1.94 million vehicles globally during the second quarter, down 15 percent from a year earlier due to continued economic pressures and a drastic cut in vehicle production. But compared to the first quarter, sales were up almost 20 percent. Through the first six months of the year, GM sold 3.55 million vehicles, down 22 percent compared to last year. Meanwhile, sales outside the U.S. rose to 72 percent of the automaker's total sales, compared to 65 percent a year ago. Sales in Asia rose 38 percent, but GM posted double-digit drops in s…

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GMAC has loosened the purse strings, with General Motors' finance arm allocating $6 billion for auto loans for the next 60 days. The 60 day mark is critical to GM, as it is the government's drop-dead date to satisfy Auto Task Force viability requirements. The cash infusion will help struggling dealers with dried up credit channels, but it will also be used to finance cars and trucks to people with credit scores under 620. The under 620 crowd is referred to as subprime, a term that is now synonymous with the words "bailout" and "recession." Back in October, GMAC restricted lending to customers with scores over 700, and when the U.S. government provided a $6 billion in lo…

GM is going in this direction in a big way, that is a hint for you C&G. The days when corporate communications meant pushing out information to the public are numbered. As social media continues to permeate consumer culture, companies are trying to learn how to engage consumers in two-way conversations through blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other tools. “A customer is a precious thing. No matter how much you think you’re listening, you’re really not,” says J. Christopher Preuss, vice president of communications at General Motors. The company operates several blogs that allow people to comment on developments in the company. I spoke with Preuss about managing GM’s…

well yesterday, the C6R should have started the LeMans race... when someone finds the result please post it here...

GM aim: Show its softer side Global restructuring, cost cutting and a revamped product line are the forces driving General Motors Corp.'s turnaround bid. But another less tangible factor has grabbed the attention of the world's largest automaker: likability. Long viewed as stodgy and ultra-corporate, GM is making a concerted effort to show a more human and personal side of the world's largest automaker. "There's a feeling that GM is the big, insensitive colossus that needs to be kicked regularly," said Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman for product development. Lutz, a former top Chrysler executive, said one factor that helped that automaker's comeback in the 1980s was its …

All of you naysayers can now say your sorry for knocking the W body Impala. It would seem people really don't care if it has an old platforn or which transmissinon when the total package is this great! http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...706240593/1014 Quote: Chevy Impala, a popular fleet car, winning everyday buyers June 24, 2007 BY KATIE MERX FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Beverly Brown didn't expect to be driving a Chevrolet Impala after her last lease ran out early this year. But it turned out GM's best-selling car gave her more for her money than other deals she could find, she said. "I've been driving a Ford for the last eight to 10 years," said Brown, 49, o…

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http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.as...9&enterthread=y Does anyone ever get held accountable at GM? Either GM's webmaster purposefully sabotaged a very expensive product placement campaign, or it was just plain old stupidity putting up anti-GM ads on the website. But the import lovers and assorted GM haters once again get the last laugh.

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I think we need one, tidy little thread in which we can succinctly state all the possible outcomes of this Delphi vs. UAW debacle going on right now. The reason being, I think that we can use our information to deduce all the possible ways that this will affect GM. Only a few rules I want to mention: - Don't get into a big pissing match/flame war here. There are plenty of other threads where you can have fightin' words. - Try and keep theories as simple and easy to comprehend as possible. Not all of us are business majors. - Even if you think your theory is stupid or implausible (e.g: the UAW accepts Delphi's $9/hour offer), chime in anyway. The more d…

GMC and Chevrolet Clean Up In Middle East Car "Car of The Year Awards" Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Leading UAE based magazine, Middle East Car, has named the GMC Acadia “Best Crossover”, the GMC Suburban “Lifetime Achievement”, the Chevrolet Caprice “Best LWB Executive Car” and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 “Best Muscle Car” for 2007. The award is presented annually by a jury of ten automotive authorities in the Middle East and around the world consisting of leading automotive journalists and other industry experts. According to Publishing Director RMS magazines and Editor-in-Chief Middle East Car, Philip Moore, “The jury found the all-new, comprehensively redesigned G…

DETROIT - General Motors Corp. presented suppliers Thursday with a new plan the automaker hopes will improve its relationship with them while cutting its purchasing costs. Under the plan, which will be in effect from the last quarter of this year through 2007, GM will set cost-cutting targets for individual parts rather than setting overall corporate cost-cutting targets for 250 to 300 of its top suppliers. GM spokesman Tom Wickham said suppliers have criticized GM for setting overall cost-cutting targets for supply companies even if they were meeting GM's targets for some of their individual parts. Under the new program, a supplier that makes three or four sepa…

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By TOM KRISHER and KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON, AP Auto Writers Tom Krisher And Kimberly S. Johnson, Ap Auto Writers – 11 mins ago Story Link DETROIT – General Motors Corp. said Thursday a committee of bondholders has agreed to a sweetened deal proposed by the U.S. government to erase the automaker's unsecured debt in exchange for company stock. A person familiar with the deal said that it is probable GM will file for bankruptcy protection. The person asked not to be identified by name because discussions are still under way with the U.S. and Canadian governments and there is a small chance that the company could avoid a Chapter 11 filing. The company said in a statemen…

Honda, GM Hybrids Can Get Full Tax Credit Honda, GM Hybrids Are Still Eligible for Full Tax Credit Thursday November 16, 5:55 pm ET Link to Full Article @ Yahoo!Reuters WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that hybrid cars made by Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. are still eligible for a tax credit intended to encourage the purchase of fuel-efficient cars, as the credit phases out for Toyota Motor Corp. and its Lexus division. The tax credit for hybrid vehicles begins to phase out after a manufacturer has sold 60,000 hybrid or other fuel-efficient vehicles. The IRS said Wednesday that it made the determination on Honda hybrids af…

2004/05 GM Corporate Responsibility Report Notes Progress in Several Areas DETROIT - General Motors made significant reductions in energy use and C02 emissions last year, set the automotive industry benchmark for plant safety, and continued to make major improvements in independent rankings for vehicle quality and dependability, according to its latest corporate responsibility report. The 2004-05 report, titled "Finding the Balance," outlines the company's global achievements and challenges in the key areas of product, economic, environmental, and social responsibility. It documents the automaker's performance by region and globally, based on 20…

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Date posted: 06-17-2008 WASHINGTON — Executives of the Ford Motor Company and General Motors on Monday signed deals with China government representatives aimed at sending more than $1.8 billion worth of U.S.-made vehicles and parts to the automakers' joint ventures in China. The two Detroit-based automakers in recent years have been aggressively buying components from China to help reduce their production costs in North America. The new deal will see products — and revenues — flow in the other direction for a change. Ford said its agreement calls for the export of more than 30,000 North American-built vehicles to China, beginning in 2009. Ford also will send transmi…

Recent increase in demand for GM Chevy Silverado and Sierra pickup trucks keeps plant operational. Increased demand for some General Motors trucks has helped General Motors' Powertrain Baltimore Transmission Plant avert a weeklong shutdown that was to have started Monday, a local spokesman for the plant said yesterday. The spokesman, John Raut, had said last month that the plant was planning to shut down and temporarily lay off all of its hourly workers for the week. The plant employs 238 people. But demand for some company vehicles has improved, including the Chevy Silverado and Sierra pickup trucks, for which the Baltimore plant makes six-speed automatic transmiss…

Uncertainty Clouds Recovery of U.S. Investment in GM Carmaker's Shares Would Have to Hit A Historic High If a new General Motors emerges from bankruptcy as planned, U.S. financial aid for the company will expand to nearly $50 billion, but neither the government nor the company is forecasting how much of the public money will be repaid. It's sure to be a stretch. For the United States to fully recover its investment, the value of General Motors stock will have to reach levels it has never before attained. "I'm not going to predict it -- that's not my job today," GM chief executive Fritz Henderson said in a recent interview. "I don't know how much we're going to recover…

Delphi reaches labor deal with UAW, GM Deal, if approved, would include one-time payouts from GM in exchange for lower hourly wages for Delphi workers Link to Original Article @ CNNMoney.com | June 22 2007: 9:12 PM EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) -- Delphi Corp. said Friday it had reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers and former parent General Motors Corp. intended to allow the auto parts maker to cut wages and emerge from bankruptcy. The deal, which must be ratified by UAW members and approved by federal bankruptcy court, would clear a major risk for former Delphi parent GM (down $0.43 to $35.53, Charts, Fortune 500), which remains Delphi's biggest customer and…

betcha rick wasnt looking to get some sushi or checking out the ps3. Bushido Whacked the recent interest/acquisition in isuzu probably ruffled some feathers. just guessing. reminds me of the keep your friends close, and your enemies etc kind of thing. i know its in another forum but the whole thing is like a game of monopoly gone bad. gm's mortgaged so much already and toyotas got plenty of pocket change and doesnt mind dropping it. good for them, it just turns my stomach a little.

GM touts sweeter financing deals Instead of last year's employee discounts for all, more cash rebates, 0% loans are on tap. Link to original article @ DetNews.com Brett Clanton / The Detroit News General Motors Corp. will launch discount programs today for six of its eight vehicle brands to pump up sales on the back end of the busy summer selling season. The program will feature new cash incentives on select 2007 models and a menu of zero-percent financing options on remaining 2006 models that may turn out to be well-timed. In the face of rising interest rates, a growing number of car buyers are choosing attractive financing deals over other discounts, new research …

Wagoner Wins A Round Financial results buoy CEO’s assertion that turnaround is working.by Joseph Szczesny (2006-07-31) Link to original article @ TheCarConnection.com Richard Wagoner, GM's embattled chairman, appears to have shored up his position thanks to a stronger than expected showing by GM during the second quarter. The second-quarter results, despite the $3.2 billion loss the company posted, showed that the company's turnaround efforts are paying dividends. The second-quarter results were widely seen as a vindication of turnaround effort GM has mounted despite some criticism from Jerry York, who is now a member of GM's board and is the chief lieutenant o…